A video of a male individual wearing Patriotic Front (PF) regalia has been circulating on social media. In the video the individual is seen standing on a bed that has K100 notes spread all over it and mentions the Information Minister, Dora Siliya as the person giving him money.
Meanwhile, Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya has expressed disappointment with some people who are bent on tarnishing her name and that of government by circulating videos purporting that she gave people money to discredit and injure others.
Siliya explained that she has no idea who the person in the video is and that at no point did she give any person money to discredit or injure anyone.
Siliya said the videos are fake and must be treated with the disgust and condemnation that they deserve adding that she has reported the case to the police so that the culprits are brought to book.
Siliya who is also information and broadcasting services minister said such videos are the reason government wants to make sure that it provides a safe cyberspace for citizens to operate in because if anyone can decide they are going to take a video and allege untruth then nobody in society will be safe.
She said the internet has placed power in people’s hands and should be used positively and not to distract people from important national issues.
She also said she is concerned over the rampant abuse of the cyber space and has called for concerted efforts of all stakeholders to ensure citizens are protected from all forms of crimes committed in the cyber space.
